Usage of complementary and alternative medicine among patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis

• Main Authors: Aravapalli S. M. Arjuna Rao (Author), D Phaneendra (Author), Ch. Divya Pavani (Author), P Soundararajan (Author), N Vanitha Rani (Author), P Thennarasu (Author), G Kannan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To determine the prevalence and the type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in 200 CKD patients who were on MHD. The patients were subjected to a valida...